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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-22

In TINS sentence, Tor some OF the men VINO were
arrested for running the Evansville Bank have
never been punished. Still, this renewed
activity On the part of the Bank Exi miner
promises well.
The Governor-simple, honest, frank man
that he is has suggested TO a committee Of
citizens of Newburg that there shall be no
wine at the public dinner which they give
him tonight. Perhaps Mr.. Hill thought that
this little request would make the temperance
people throughout the State forget his High
License veto of last spring as well as his
constant support of the liquor-sellers plans
since he has been at Albany. Why didn't
he think TO add that al the drink he wanted
was cup Of pure Orange County mix? What
does the Governor take the Newburg people
for any way?
The Thistle has at last been put into dry
dock and her lines are visible. They prove
TO be what most intelligent yachtsmen ex-
pcctcd. She is built on the regular English
cutter model, with shorter fore-foot' Ghe
lower part of the bow than usual, and with
the greatest draft at the stern post instead
of nearer amidships, as was the case with the
Galatea and the Genesta. These arc her most
important variations, and they will be vari-
ously regarded. Most boatmcn will be apt
to argue, VIC imagine, that her shape forward
should help her TO ride easily over the waves
hut that it might also prevent her from lying
close to the wind in anything like "choppy"
sea. On the whole, there is nothing about the
Thistle or her performances in these waters
that need cause the Volunteer to worry over
much-all the Yankee sloop has to do to win,
probably is to do her best.
The New-YOrk Police Department will
doubtless be most happy to do its best to
keep the big steamboats, out of the way OF
tho competing yachts on the days of the inter-
national races. But police authority down the
Bay is necessarily limited. and the patrol boat
will have to act with caution and great good
nature. Its interference ought not to be
needed on such an occasion. Fair play in
these races is what American yachtsmen are
most anxious about. The Americas Cup
they feel and say, must be held fairly II held
ct all. This feeling should so control the
heart and soul of every spectator who goes
to SEQ the race that the excursion steamboat
commanders would not dare get in any posi-
ton that would interfere with the contestants.
Let it be remembered that these yachtraccs are
arranged out of pure love Of sport, and that
the result involves the reputation of Americans
- gentlemen and lovers Of fair play. as well
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-22

The Mugwump tail Of the Massachusetts, Dcmoc-
recy has been waggcd clean of by the infurlated
animal
The Osceola times., 1887-12-10
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

DR. WN. PERRY, the sole survivor OF the
passengers of Robert Fulton's first steam !.
boat ride down the Hudson, died on the
llth, a cenjenariau.
AN agent Of European capitalists on thu
llth paid into the State Treasury of Texas
Sl47,OO in payment Tor lands purchased
from the STATE.
PARTIES from Iowa on che 18th purchased
5000 acres Of land in Tallahatchie county,
Miss.
THE Nirpiuiu tobacco crop OF 1856, it is
estimated, weighs out only half crop,
aud only our.fourth OF that has the color
Vt good tobacco.
Mus. Lowa was elected stale Librarian
by the Legislature ur Tennessee on the
10Th.
JuuN RoACu, the great ship.huilder
lied at New York on the 10Th.
l.. c. DULANgS, a merchant and levet
contractor, was assassluated near Rose.
dale, Miss, on the Sth.
IT is reported that work ON the Kansas
city road east OF Tupclo, Miss, has Been
stopped; that the road a. purchased tie
Georgia Pacific from Columbus 60 Bir
uinghonl, aud that the intention is to
build the Kansas city rad, via Ponto oc,
Okuluua and Aberdeen To Columbus
A DISASTROUS shipWreck occurred on the
Virginia coast uu the Sth. Not less than
twenty, and probably more, lives were
lost, among them five ltto-savjug men,
who ir the discharge %; their duty were
drowned.
TuE tu,al appropriation made 10y the
river aul harbor htll is $500; $50, in-
Guiding an appropriation of rl0O,0od for
the improvement OF the Arkansas river.
Bill. to redu,e internal revenue taxa
tion and duties on raw sugar and for other
purposes was introduced IN the House on
the sth by Mr.. Hlscock, Of New York.
A SEARCH Of the house, in Philadelphia,
where the two old msers, Joseph Perry
and Richard Price, were found ying dead
on the ,th, brought to light hidden treas
ure amounting TO SloO,cOo.
The Arkansas State Assembly OF the
Knight OF Labor closed n five days ses-
sion at Pine Bluif ON the Sth.
SAM HALL, QUO of the highwaymen VITO
assaulted Ridenor in a brlckyard at Knox
vile, Tenn, several nights since, aud
robbed him OF 1926 and almost murdered
him, was arrested ON the sth in Wood.
bury, Ky.
Ara meeting OF manufacturers, mer
chants and business men, assembled at
Nashville, Tenn. on the sth, resolutions
wers passed opposing the passage OF Tine
Interstate commerce bill Ioa pending In
Con ,ress.
.1mx Adjutant General Of Texas is
alarmed about the Knights II Labor. and
Wents ths militia inoWaesd.
The Osceola times., 1887-12-10
Could Not Hit Him.

Justice-You say that the prisoner
threw stones at youp
Witness-Yes, sir. He threw over a
dozen at me-
"Did any of them hit youP"
"No. sir. lodged them
How far was the prisoner from you
when he threwP"
about twenty feet
And do you mean to say the pris.
oner threw dozen stones at you at a
distance of twenty feet and did not hit
you?"
Yes, sir. You see am a baseball
umpire and am used to lodging"
"Yes, | see; | thought there was some
reason for your not being hit. ~ Detroit
Free Press
The Osceola times., 1887-12-10
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

IN the Senate on the 5th u number OF papers
on various subjects were presented by the pre-
siding officer A bill was reported and laid over
granting a pension of s. .OO0 IA year to the widow
OF General John A Logan Resolutions were
offered calling for information one, as TO the
Indebtedness of the Pacific railroad companies,
creating lively discussion. The conference
report on the Interstate Commerce bill was
\ taken up...... In the House the bill for perma.
Nsnt improvement Of the Erie and Oswego ca
was called up and debated The Indian
nai\ priation bill was passed as was also the
npp,. s,I,. Academy Appropriation bill
-, r>rate on the 9th number of memo
-, ~ ',ie % .oduced, some in favor, some OPP
iials N, No,e "e W State Commerce bill. bill
posins 'ne into relief OF the heirs OF Captain
~ wa y. w ,o killed by the Mexicans. 4
raso,r,ior vyas nas.sA calling for the report OF
the poar1 of Fnvinecrs ci,;-,pe 81 Louis bridge.
The Pacific railroad indebtedness was con
sidered. The bill passed giving Mrs. Mary
S. Logan, widow OF General John A.
Logan u pension OF s. 600 year. The pension
| OF the widow OF General Frank p. Blair was
raised from fifty dollars month TO $500 a
| year .... In the House the question of canal
| improvement was discussed. The Pension Ap-
| preparation bill was passed, The Naval Re
/ organization bill was discussed ia committee Of
/ the whole.
IN the Senate on the 9TH rcmonstrances
against, and petitions in favor Of the Interstate
/ Commerce bill were presented. A number Of
/ bills on the private calendar were passed. The
/ Interstate Commerce bill was laid over until
/ the 10th. The bill for school OF instruction for
| cavalry and light infantry at Fort Riley Ras.,
| was amended and passed Two relief bills
were passed. Adjourned until the 10Th In the
| House the Senate bill amending the act proyid-
ing for the sale OF the Sac and Fox, and Iowa In
| dian reservation IN Nebraska and Kansas was
passed. After an unsuccessful effort by Mr..
| Hatch Mo- TO resume consideration OF the bill
| creating q department Of agriculture the
| House went into committee OF the whole on
| the private calendar. Several private bills
were passed, and at the night session num-
/ Der Of pension bills were passed
THE Senate was not in session on the sth.
/ IT, the House several bills were reported from
| committees and referred The bill nppropriat-
| ing S00,OoO for new public building at Charles
| ton, s, c., after debate, went over without ac-
/ ton. The bill consolidating certain bureaus OF
| the Navy Department was debated at length in
! committee OF the whole. The River and llar-
! Dor bill was reported
The Osceola times., 1887-12-10
sensational Courts-Martial.

WAsnINGToN, Jan. 10 Two army courts
martial in Washington will make quite a
sensation. The court which will convene
al Washington Barracks ON Tuesday, for
the trial of Lieutenant Charles Hum.
phreys, Third Artillery, wlll have for its
president Colonel Henry NJ Black, Twenty
third Infantry, and will be made up entire.
ly Of infantry officers, who come here from
the Northern posts for the purpose.
There is a long and an ugly story, Of
which this courtmartial is the sequel it
relates TO the domestic history Of the past
The other court-martial, it is reported, win
be that OF an officer Of the Signal corps,
who has been getting into trouble with
his finances
The Osceola times., 1887-12-10
A Reward for Virtue.

Emperor William and Empress Au-
gusta have founded jubilee medal
which is in future to be given TO worthy,
well-to-do married couples in Prussia.
Alsace-Lorraine and the Free Town. on
the occasion Of The celebration of their
golden or diamond weddings. The
medal is Of silver, bearing on the OBJ
verse the efiigies Of the founders. and
on the reverse the Biblical worc<: BE
rejoicing in hope, patient in tlibulation,
continuing instant in prayer. Ro-
mans. ch. ~, v. 12." To citizens Of
other countries also the medal may be
given in cases where the couples have
distinguished themselves by a strictly
pure and pious life and by exceptional
domestic virtues, thereby setting a
good example in their respective com
munities.- Chicago Tribune.
The Osceola times., 1887-12-10
INEXPENSIVE GAS.
How water Gas Can Be Produced Nine
Cents per Thousand Feet.

How water Gas can Be Produced Nine
Cents per Thousand Eeet
Three years ago the value Of coal dust
us fuel was clearly demonstrated by
the United States Government in the
Springfield aimmy With pulyerized
anthracite the cost Of making steam
was reduced one-half. The chcapness
Of this fuel Is due to the fact that the
dust is made out of waste coal, culm
and screenings, and also 10 the fact
that owing TO rapid and complete COM
bustiOn two pounds of lump or CRATE
coal burned in the ordinary way. Hay-
ing been mixed with air and supplied
to the furnace, the flour-like dust in
stantly ignites. like gas, and burns
with an intense heat. The lire can be
stopped completely in an instant and
renewed in full force as quickly.
But the economies and other adyan-
tages of this process are to be enjoyed
by the manufacturer rather than by the
householder. The experiments lndl-
cate, however, that in many industries
gaseous fuel will supersede solid fuei'
and, like the use of natural gas, they
have directed the attention of inventors
and manufacturers to the value oil
cheap fuel consisting of gas manu-
factured out of coal. Prof. Lowe as
serts that from $4,000 to 100000 cuplo
feet of water gas can be produced RON
one ton of coal, and that the cost OF tllis
gas, with coal at market rates, woulu
be about nine cents a thousand Inc
Scranton Board of Trade describes
what is called fuel water gas, com
bination of hydrogen and carbonlc
oxide gas, which can be produced a'
the rate of nearly 100000 cubic feet 10
the net ton of coal. This gas can De
made from the great deposits OF waste
or culm as well as from marketaDle
coal, and it can be manufactured IN tne
anthracite region for less than two Genus
per thousand feet.--N T. Times
The Osceola times., 1887-12-10
A stormy Conference.

CHICAGO, Jan. g-Thc United Labor
party's conference last night was a stormy
affair, and lasted until three o'clock this
morning. The first business was a mo.
tion that all delegates be required to take
the pledge prescribed by the committee Of
twenty-onc. The pledge was in the form
of an iron-clad oath binding delegates not
to speak TO Democrat, Republican OF
Prohibitionist, and 10 exert what influence
ihes possessed to save the condemned An
archists After long and warm debate
the pledge was defeated. Subsequently a
motion pledging the delegates TO support
the nominees Of the coming convepto
was carried
The Osceola times., 1887-12-10

In recent lecture Henry NJ Stan.
ley related the details of his explora-
ton OF Lake Victoria Nyanza, in Africa,
nifty days being spent on II TO prove il
TO be single body Of water II 500
square miles In extent. Boston Gioks.
The Osceola times., 1887-12-10
NEW yoRx IA threatened with a Goa,

NEW YoRK IL threatened with a coal
famine, owing 10 the strike of the New
Jersey coal-heavers.
THE Vatican is debating the Knights Of
Labor question in America.
X. RoTHsCHID q SoN, manufacturers,
at Cincinnati, with branches in st. Louis,
Kansas City and Chicago, have made an
assignment
THE Vienna correspondent Of the London
| Times contradicts the statement that an
alliance has been entered into between
Russia and Germany.
Two miners, Joseph Perry, aged seven
ty-three, and Robert Price, aged sixty.
| five, were found starved ON the morning
of the 7th in their miserable abode in
basement at lGS5 Locust street, Philadel-
| phia, where they had lived more than
thirty years.
THE committee on rules of the House Of
/ Representatives has resolved to report 10
that body resolution setting apart day
| for the consideration Of the judiciary com.
mittee's substitute for the Edmunds Anti
/ Polygamy bill
THE House committee on public build
/ ings and grounds has agreed to make an
/ additional allowance of s9s,0O0 for the
building at Terre Haute, Ind, making a
! total appropriation of Sl7s000 for that
building. and increased the appropriation
| for the public building at Denver, Col,
from 500, 900 - s575,OOO
| The State of Vermont has quarantined
! against Montreal horses on account Of
glanders prevailing in that city
/ FouK circuses are at present running in
London and doing good business.
/ OK the sth a very severe snow storm
| prevailed throughout the midland coun-
| ties OF England.
| MuCH serious comment has been occa--
| stoned In Washington by published re-
! ports that a "slush fund.- of 81, ,0O0, 900 has
been distributed where IL would do the
most COED in the interest OF Pacific rail-
| road legislation.
| The River and Harbor bill as reported
! TO the House Of Representatives on the sth,
| makes IA total appropriation of s., 800, $50.
THE Russian Governments is said to have
made proposals which are calculated
TO peacefully solve the Bulgarian difi-
/ Guilty
| The Baltimore Central Labor Union has
boycotted Philadelphia beer.
| SERGEANT BALLANTINE, the great En-.
| glish barrister died on the 9th.
| ALL Germans in Belgium liable to mill
/ tary duty are ordered to be ready to take
| their places in the army on short notice.
| On the 9th bronze monument erected to
the memory of King Victor Emanuel, was
unveiled in the Pantheon at Rome
| THE French Minister of Foreign Affairs
| has "uuoflicially' recommended the ac-
ceptance by Bulgaria of the Prince of Min
! grelia
The Osceola times., 1887-12-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

President CLEVELAND has approved the
new rules which were submitted TO him by
the Civil-Service Commissioners, under
which clerks of all the lower grades Ia the
New York custom-house will be eligible tc
competition for promotion 10 the higher
grades.
GOVERNOR HUBBARD delivered his fare
well address before the Minnesota Legis-
lature, in joint session. on the 5th, review
ing the remarkable growth in population
and wealth of the State during the five
years he has held the office. The inaugu.
ration of Governor McGill followed
Mr.. HATcn, of Missouri, in the National
House Of Representativc on the 5th, filed
petition from the Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order OF Good Templars Of
Missouri asking for favorable considcra-
eon and early passage of the Senate bill
granting 70 the people Of the District OF
Columbia the right 10 determine by ballot
whether Intoxicating liquors may here
after be legally manufactured and sold in
said district or not.
Hon. I. 7. BAsHAw has been appointed
United States district-atiorney for the
Eastern district of Missouri, vice Bliss, re-
signed.
Z. DUNCAN SNIFFEN, Advertising agent.
fNSN toIh. uaS idileus MHu IaDilltlcS OF
nearly slO0,00. and practically no assets
GOVERNOR MARIN tpUKE's message was
delivered to the Missouri Legislature at
Jefferson City on the 7th.
GOVERNOR BOWEL Of Maine ana Gov
ernor Ames of Massachusetts were In-
augurated on the 9th
GOVERNOR OGLEsnY's biennial message
was Transmitted TO the Illinois Legislature
on the 9th
SrANnorE, at pres ent Colonial Secretary
In the British Cabinet. has accepted the
Office OF Secretary of War.
MRS. KATE TERRY, widow Of the Cuban
millionaire, proposes TO sue several New
York papers for slander.
Hon. J. W. ALEXANDER was formally
elected Speaker of the Missouri House OF
Representatives ON the 9th
AT Edinburgh the Marchioness OF
Queensbury has begun suit for divorce
against her husband, the Marquis of
Queensbury, whose rules she has become
tired Of
Hon. +. NJ. CoCKRFLL was renominatcd
for United States Senator from Missouri
on the 9th by the Democratic caucus at
Jefferson City.
PRof. JOSEPH Tosso, a celebrated violin.
ist, and composer Of the "Arkansas Tray.
eler,n died AT Covington, Ky, on the 9th
ACTING SECRETARY OF THE INrRRIoR
H..
The Osceola times., 1887-12-10

"A Higham { Mass.) lady who com.
planned of being unable to tell ne.
mince pies from her apple pies without
testing was advised to mark them on'
did so, aud oomp!acently announceo'
This I've marked #. Mis- mince,
an that I've marked II. M.-sah'
mince. ."-Boston Rask
The Osceola times., 1887-12-10

SOFT has been brought by ex-District-
Attorney Bliss for the Eastern district OF
Missouri, in the Court Of Claims, for s3, l75
dis allowed fee bills.
DuRiNe a violent speech in County Linn
erck on the sth, Mr.. Cox, NJ. p, declared
the Duke of Saxe-Weimar was the biggest
jackass that ever ruled in Ireland.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-08-18
A Defect in our Common School System


\ sad defect in our present common
school system Is that il has no place in
which patriotism aud a heathful love of
country are inCulcatcd In an experience
a. teacher and school officer covering sew
eral years. this defect has emphasized it,
self before me. In the majority of school
readers In this and other northern States,
the articles that should impart stimulus
to patriotism are conspicuous by their alb
sence In a standard school reader con
tanning over one hundred and sixty read
Ing exercises. les than ten could hy any
fair construction be- regarded A. fostering
a hcathful national spirit. our educators
in the South realize this defect and seek
constantly To remedy II. Patriotism j. in
>iilled as a living principle sectional love
of country j. nourished and cherished by
every teacher Of youth and they in return
make their patriotic fcrvor infections.
Their text books abound iu glowing Gu
logic>. and thrilling panegyrics are pro-
nounccd in honor of their victorious
armies and commanders Their children
are taught that no sacrifice can bc too
great no hardship too severe to he patient
ly and chccrfully borne in behalf of their
native land This has been for years the
educational custom in the South This
custom has been Incorporated into writ
ten or uuwrittcn law, that sweeps in its
hencfCcnt effects every hillside aul hamlet
lib the sunny South While IL j. an unfor-
tunatc fact that eulogic~ Of the lost cause
form 81 large a part Of their clocntionary
aud rhetorical exercises. still, may not We
Of the North learn wisdom from the fact
j. Ii IS i~c 70 suffer dccadcncc If national,
not sectional feeling: Surely every sol
dicr parent should see tn II that h., chill
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-08-18

The notable features of the August Vide
A,rake are the first Of Il series of sketches of
Old Concord and paper on summer Sports,
both illustrated.
The village where the first battle OF the Rev
olution was fought has been written aud pie
tured and euide-booked until the subject Is
hackueyed; but nothing is fresher than uneX-
pected news Of sleepy old relic. Margaret
Sidney, the writer, lives in "Wayside," the
home of Nathaniel Hawthorne, next door to
the Aleotts'. mile from Concord bridge. to-
wards Lexington. What an inspiration. But
she sights the expectation of patriotic elo-
quence. dri, es about in her easy phaetOn, TAX
ing friend along 10 hear the gossip of those
who live in the air of a hundred years ago.
And YOU who read are the friend in the pbae.
ton.
Summer Sports is by Elbridge $. Brooks
1ate Of the 50. Nicholas staff.
Charles Egbert Craddoek goes on coon
hunt and trees panther in the "Story Of
keedon Bluffs
Wide 1ieaSe $40 year-a sample copy
sent for five cents. D. Lothrop Company,
Boston.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-08-18
Oourtship in Greenland.

The preacher is invariably resorted to
both by young men and maidcns, as the
matrimonial agent 4 young man comes
to the missionary's house and says to him
Il want to marry.
Whom !" asked the missionary. 'Have
you any one in mindF'
Yes" answers the lover, but she
will not have me | want you 10 speak TO
her"
Have you not spoken for yourSelfS'
MANY times, but she always says No.
That is nothing says the pastor; you
know the ways of maidens. Does she like
your"
1t is difficult to lind out. She win
tell you"
The pastor accordingly sends for the
gr, who comes willingly enough, know
ing what the message means.
''Well. my daughter" he observes, 1T Is
time you should think of marriage.
II never mean tp marry, i the inVar-
liable and conventional answer.
That is pity" says the minister. ''be-
cause have good husband for thee"
who is hcI" she asks.
The missionary then tells his uamc-al-
though she knows it a. we'll A. he docs
and launches out into the lovers praise
lie is strong. good looking, kindly he
caught two fine whales when his COM
panions took none or whatever else can
be said to his rcpulr. After the cata-
luguc Of hI~ merits had been rcclted,
the girl replies
but think him .ood-fpr-uothiug,
''Ah. well" says the missionary, "thou
art not wise. Ihcre i no lad can hing "A
harpoou a. he can | shall soon iind
him wife
He then vi>hr, the "irl a good da,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-08-18
From the Portland Express
A Valuable Relic.
THE WEDDING RING OF MARTIN LUTHER Al
PEAKS ISLAND.

We were shown yesterday a most yalua-
Bile relic, it being nothing less than the
wedding ring of the great reformer Martin
Luther, This ring is now worn by the
widow Of the late Baron Hartwig Sceman.
the father Of Prof. Adolph Seeman, who i
now at Peaks Island. There Is no quest
ion as to the identity of the ring. History
tells uS that at the time Luther was forced
10 ticc for his life, his conveyance broke
down and he was obliged 10 place his wife
upon a horse and escape in that way. His
baggage was lost aud in * was this ring.
Ii was found and for several centuries
nothing was known of H. Some years
ago Baron Sccman saw the ring In a
second hand jcwclry shop in Germany aud
being struck with III oddity purchased it
for Il small sum nothing being knoN Nn Of
it, history. There were originally two Of
these rings made exactly alike, one for
Martin Luther and the other for kath.rina
Won Bora. hi> wife. The second one i
now held by noted family In Germany
and few years ago they advertised all
over Europe. placing cuts of the ring IN
all the papers. for The other ring II was
then that Sccman discovered the true value
Of his purchase Efforts to buy the ring
from him proved unayailng and the ring
>till remains the property Of Adolph See
man
The ring was presented Ia Martin I.uth-
cr by the kurfur~t Of Brandrnburg The
ring represents the crucihNion of Christ.
It i designed and made of the following
cmhcm>, which together form the ring
commencing on one side. the main figure
on center of shank j. tie crucjiiNiou, the
top Of the rim. being the head OF The cross
1 N fsyFr- -tf lg 4 u a. mes ifl